Meanwhile upper leadership wants to pretend COVID isn’t happening, send a bunch of freight to the stores, and create more processes that unintentionally send more freight to the store because there aren’t enough people to run those processes. The... — read more
Has anyone else heard?..
Rumors at our store is after September 3rd Walmart is going to mandate the jab to all salary and hourly store employees?!
Walmart plans to make most store associates full-time by early 2022?
Is that true? If so, are we talking 51 percent, or more?
City FM takeover
Is city fm going to take over more areas regarding facilities maintenance with Walmart? I'm in Tennessee and there are all kinds of rumors.
People Leads going Salary
Heard today from a Coach that People Leads are going salary in February!
Transfer
Hello everyone! This is not any layoff news. Just needed some advice and I didn’t know where else to ask Walmart employees. My mother wants to move a fair distance away from where she is now. She’s been at Walmart for almost a decade now and asked... — read more
The world of retail doesn't have to be a sweatshop?
No, it's not true that it has to do with retail. It's has to do with Walmart. I thought it was almost impossible to find a company in retail where a person could feel respected and valued, especially because even before this sweatshop I worked at... — read more
What do you think?
Do you think Walmart will mandate the vaccine to all store employees or just do weekly testing on the unvaccinated??
Who's crying over this. Not me.
https://kvoa.com/news/top-stories/2021/08/18/amazon-surpasses-walmart-as-largest-retailer-thanks-to-pandemic-sales/ TL;DR When you hear "largest retailer," don't think of the house that Sam Walton built anymore. Amazon has surpassed Walmart for... — read more
Proof of vaccination starting September 3rd
So a few days ago they removed the vaccine question from the me@walmart Covid screening. Now there is a pop up on the wire (top left) about proof of vaccination. If you click on the pop up it opens a screen to enter associate names and their status... — read more
One day without drama
I’ve worked for Walmart going on 6 years and I have not gone one day without some type of drama unfolding. My store is nothing but a toxic dramedy show. Management has no leadership ability, there is no ethics and no morals here. It’s gotten to a... — read more
Vision center
What ever happened to the on line eyeglass site for walmart? All these websites for glasses have to taking a bite out of the money sucking vision centers. What id--ts would rather pay outrageous payrolls to keep them open versus on line discount... — read more
Unionize
Lake geneva Wisconsin is about to be unionized spread the word!!!!
When you work at Walmart you are:
undertrained underpaid overworked constantly suffering abuse from your managers constantly suffering abuse from customers expected to be in three places at once penalized when you are not at three places at once unprotected... — read more
Another one bites the dust!
Here’s Philly …now # 2141 , too late should have been long ago. Another handpicked KM Disaster! No end to this joke of a Sh-t show Market!
The good ones have left
The only thing that kept me going was the fact that I had a pretty decent team to work with. Unfortunately, over the last year each and every one of them are now gone. They’ve moved onto bigger things (or so they’ve told me.) Now I work with a bunch... — read more
Why do people oppose unionisation?
I can understand being scared, I can respect that. But I know so many people who are actively and vocally opposing the very idea. Why? There is no way for things to become worse than they are for us right now. That's impossible. So what is it that... — read more
Frontend
Has there been anymore talk about the front end coach and apasm merging?
Vision center
Heard all vision center mgrs going to salary pay save company millions bc no overtime
Talking Points Monday
My store manager has been in the office all morning and called all of management back to the office about 30 minutes ago. I just seen my Coach and asked what was up since they didn’t call Team Leads. He said he couldn’t say anything but there will be... — read more
Claims Supervisor positions
So what is happening with the Claims Supervisor positions? and go...................
This still won't make a difference.....
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/business/walmart-college-tuition-benefit/index.html TL;DR America's largest retailer will cover 100% of college tuition for its workers Walmart will pay for full college tuition and book costs at some schools for its... — read more
Home Office calibrations
Home Office is moving to a 3 tiered eval rating...above/meets/below....I would expect this to indicate layoffs right around the corner.
For all the stores that went self check only
Did you lose any cashier's? And how many? Did they move to other areas? We are supposed to be getting more SCO leaving only 1 or 2 regular registers. And the rumor is that long term associates would probably be moved or laid off first. So was just... — read more
Inspector Dreyfus: I'm fine. I'm perfect. Every day, and in every way... I'm getting better and better.
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/walmart-brings-automation-regional-distribution-centers
Work a day in my shoes
I’d like to see HO come to any store location and work a day in our shoes. There is so damn much expected of us and for once I’d like them to experience just ONE LOUSY SHIFT. Maybe then we’d be treated with respect instead of always getting the... — read more
It’s the dedication that makes it hard
You can say what you want, but some who want to get out seldom do. It’s not because the job market is in a slump. Companies are hiring like crazy right now. But it takes a dedication to make the time to search every single day until you land one. I... — read more
Move on if you don’t like what you’re reading
I keep reading about how people are getting out because they’re fed up with the way we’re being treated, how they’re not paid enough while we’re being worked to exhaustion. Some choose to stay and that’s your business because you are still getting... — read more
Walmart or Amazon?
I know, it's not great anywhere, but do you think that employees at Amazon are valued a little more than here? Is it worth moving to Amazon or staying here and waiting for another opportunity?
Why All the Managers leaving Philadelphia Market
I work in a different Market there are lots of rumors, but it is a difficult Market lots of stress and tension, and the Market Manager is horrible. He was in his Market before he set out to wreck Philadelphia stores. KM and Team. Anyone who can is... — read more
Next bonus
When is the next bonus
Coworker pretending to be your boss?
Have you ever had such a coworker? Ever since I got the job here, he behaves just like that. I was very tolerant at first, it was even funny to me, however, now it has become too irritating. I guess he’s been here a long time and thinks it gives him... — read more
Poor Walmart /s
https://acropreneur.com/walmart-fired-an-employee-with-down-syndrome-who-worked-there-for-16-years-a-jury-said-it-should-pay-her-125-million/ TL;DR Walmart fired an employee with Down syndrome who worked there for 16 years. A jury said it should pay... — read more
People Leads
So what do you all know about the People Leads jobs being eliminated?
Nobody is looking for a serious job here anymore?
Walmart achieved what they wanted, so that no one is looking for a serious job here anymore, but only a temporary one until they find something better. What can such a strategy bring? I don't know of anyone looking for a temporary job who is willing... — read more
Irvine, CA Closure
Walmart was one of my favorite stores. Good supply and best prices. However, I will stop going to this store because the nearest to me in Irvine, CA was recently closed. Now I have to go all the way across town to Foothill ranch on the east side of... — read more
Is everyone getting yelled at by customers for telling them there is a coin shortage when there actually isn't.
I'm sick and tired of this fraud and lie we have to tell everyday so that this company can decide whether or not it wants to go cashless. Blowing the whistle on this garbage. We don't have a coin shortage. You can go anywhere else and not be told... — read more